Mesh

Question 1

Choose all correct answers:

a) patients should be informed that transvaginal mesh procedures have not been shown to be superior to traditional vaginal repair
b) rates of mesh erosion and infection are low generally do not need to be discussed prior to procedure
c) prevalence of POP is 10-15%
d) mesh currently on market include those made of polypropylene and porcine tissue

Answer 1

a) true
b) false
c) false -approaches 30% across all age groups, 10% of women will require surgery by age 80
d) true

Question 2

Choose all correct answers:

a) transvaginal prolapse mesh exposure rates are less than 1%
b) comparing transvaginal mesh to traditional anterior repair, you would have 9 POP recurrences with AVR for every 1 erosion in the mesh group
c) rates of dyspareunia post mesh are about 5%
d) sacral colpopexy is considered the gold standard surgery for POP to which mesh outcomes are compared
e) current SOGC guideline suggests transvaginal mesh procedures for POP are considered experimental and should only be done within a research trial

Answer 2

a) false 5%
b) true
c) false 13%
d) true
e) true